Ex-Policeman shot dead in Mannaar

[TamilNet, Saturday, 08 September 2007, 00:12 GMT]An ex- policeman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Ezhuththoor in Mannar district around 6:15 p.m. Friday. Mohan, a Tamil, originally from Batticaloa and married in Mannaar, was at his home when gunmen called him by name, and when he responded shot him at point blank range and escaped.

Mohan's body was taken to Mannar General Hospital for postmortem examinations.